“Where I’m from, a lot of us really don’t have a lot of money growing up. We have to save up for studio time, we’re not really able to capture our creative ideas that moment when we’re inspired,” Armstrong said. “So that’s what gave me the idea to create Studio Stick.”

In conjunction with a mobile application, the device can record any type of music or high quality audio from anywhere on the go.

“JumpStart gave me a lot of education about entrepreneurship,” Armstrong said. “They gave me a lot of connections to many important people in the city who could help me take this product to another level.”